Hi. I’m Manny Faces.

I am an award-winning new media journalist and digital strategist with more than 15 years experience in news publishing and online journalism.

I am the founder and editor-in-chief of Birthplace Magazine, a thriving online entertainment and lifestyle destination focusing on hip hop music and culture in the New York metropolitan area, creator and host of The NY Hip Hop Report, a popular weekly, talk radio program and The Manny Faces Show, a bi-weekly, long-form audio magazine show that features conversations with creatives from many different disciplines.

In late 2015, I founded The Center for Hip-Hop Advocacy, a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing pubic awareness of hip-hop’s important artistic and cultural contributions.

I am also an accomplished DJ/producer/remixer, event/TV/radio host/personality, an outspoken media critic and a die-hard advocate for hip hop music and culture.

SELECT PROFESSIONAL ACCOLADES

New York Press Association – Best Website
Press Club of Long Island – Best Website
New York Music Awards – Best Website
CUNY Grad. School of Journalism – Best Website